Resources

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Technology -
Google

Videos -

How to Escape Education's Death Valley - Ken Robinson
Bring On the Learning Revolution - Ken Robinson
Changing Paradigms - Ken Robinson
Digital Nation Video - PBS with Douglas Rushkoff
The Power of Introverts - Susan Cain
What Motivates Us - Dan Pink
Piano Stairs - funtheory.com
Year 2060 - Sal Khan
I Sued the School System - Prince Ea
Another Brick in the Wall - Pink Flloyd - 2018 version

Articles -

Traits of Effective Teachers
The Power of Mindfulness in the Classroom
Eight Habits of Highly Effective 21st Century Teachers
Characteristics of Effective Teachers
What Great Teachers do Differently
Learning Environments
21st Century Learning Environments


Teaching and Assessing Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

1. How do you define critical thinking and how do you assess it?
   1. Definition and assessing critical thinking - https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/teaching-resources/teaching-tips/developing-assignments/cross-discipline-skills/promoting-assessing-critical-thinking
   2. https://www.teachthought.com/critical-thinking/25-resources-for-teaching-critical-thinking/
   3. https://www.teachthought.com/critical-thinking/14-brilliant-blooms-taxonomy-posters-for-teachers/
   4. Socratic questioning - http://changingminds.org/techniques/questioning/socratic_questions.htm
   5. Teaching critical thinking - https://www.teachthought.com/critical-thinking/25-resources-for-teaching-critical-thinking/
   6. Assessing critical thinking - https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/educational-assessment/assessing-critical-thinking-skills/

1. How can I encourage my students to want to take risks? (problem solving and trouble shooting)
   1. See Handout uploaded to wiki
      
      

Teacher-Centered Approaches -

Lecture - https://youtu.be/Du0mP7eA5zY
Direct Instruction - https://youtu.be/OJJkkUPC_yM
Demonstration - https://youtu.be/6nR_lFDsmy0
Discussion - with questioning - https://youtu.be/y1QVIcDsnEg
Teacher-centered approaches -
http://rrcinstructionalmethods.wikispaces.com/Teacher-Centered+Approaches

Learning Styles -

Learning Styles
Learning Styles Inventory
Learning Styles Quiz

Learning Theories -

Learning Theories
Andragogy
Left Brain Schools in a Right Brain World

Lesson Plans and Microteaching -

Teaching Methods
Educational Resource for Lesson Plans, Outcomes, Technology, etc.
How to Write a Lesson Plan
ISTE Lesson Plan Templates
Learning Outcomes
iPadagogy Wheel

Additional Resources -

LadyBug Demo
Virtual Classroom - LiVE - Blackboard Collaborate

EduBabble - Our Education System